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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: New FXS or Preowned FX?
« on: May 04, 2019, 11:49:18 AM »
I was in a similar situation, commuting 19 miles a day roundtrip and looking at Zeros. I narrowed it down to 2016 SR for $9k or a 2019 FXS for $11k. Today, I got the new FXS in Rhino Gray. It's sitting in the garage right now, charging after a night ride along the lake nearby. Aside from the obvious handling and performance differences of the bikes, my main rationale in going with the FXS has to do with two points: not knowing the mechanical history of the 2016 and warranty coverage. The 3 year old bike is already out of the 2 year chassis warranty and is more than half of the way through the 5 year battery warranty. Those two points for me were enough to justify the extra $2k for the new FXS, especially considering I'll be depending on it as a daily. Back to the performance thing, OMG! The 2019 absolutely RIPS!! I took it up and down some switchback streets near the hills by the lake, it carves banked pavement so nice.